Wedgetastic!!

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Peeps..went out for a blast this morning....(Roof down of course)..And delilah seems to be getting better and better!!..Starting to pull more and bonnet lift..I noticed when i had a run down a motorway yesterday how much quicker it seems..2nd gear..60mph..3rd..85mph..4th..110mph.."I mean 70mph"!!..Cough cough..There is no pinking..Mid - high range feels really good..Although i would prefer low - mid..Also had the metering head swapped over as the last one was leaking due to additives perishing the sealing compound.."Delilah your a horny slut and i love you"!!..Just gotta sort out the rattly exhaust flange....."Flange"..Ziga

[Lean Machine]

Zig, maybe you should now change 'Why Why Why Delilah' to 'My My My Delilah' seeing that she is behaving so well and you are in love with her. 'I can't get you out of my mind darling, love me tonight' should be the next line.
Well done Zig. We all love our Wedges.

Tony. TCB.

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Tony..Its a good analogy but im in anticipation in case it goes pears shaped.."When the going gets good..The good get going"..And all that!!..Ive got the birch in the boot just in case but dont want to use it too much as she might start to enjoy it!!.. ..Im just pleased to be driving it..Even if the weather is a bit pooey..But at least its better than last year....Cheers..Ziga

[grahamw48]

My 4 speed 280 FHC did 70 in 2nd.

[mrzigazaga]

grahamw48 said:

My 4 speed 280 FHC did 70 in 2nd.

I forgot to add that i was driving it at a leisurely pace....

Edited by mrzigazaga on Sunday 18th December 20:44

[RCK974X]

I reckon the old 4 speeder is better than the 5 for the 280.... It's just right for fast highway overtaking in 3rd.

I Know you meant 110 KPH !!

in UK I got mine to 125mph on the M6 up by lake district, with the top still down. It was amazingly still in the cockpit.

I can admit that as I don't live there any more..

I never did get the chance to compare with a 350....

[wooly350i]

It's the dense cold air zig,engine loves it.

[RCK974X]

wooly350i said:

It's the dense cold air zig,engine loves it.

Cold air.... I made a little aluminium 'shield' to make sure that no air from rad gets sucked into
engine. The placement of the 'K' inlet on my series 1 280 does suck in hot air by default.

Or perhaps an extra hose bit got lost before I bought it ?

[mrzigazaga]

Thats right..Mine used to pull hot air straight from the rad as there was no pipe fitment..I managed to warm up a plumbing fitting and shape it round in an "S" and connect a K&N in the nosecone..But now i have modified the air box and done away with the original ford air filter box..I will later on fit a refrigerant bottle and a cold feed valve to it and connect it up to operate on full throttle..
First i did this: Then this: ..The sensor plate and metering unit sit on top and the opening at the front goes to the K&N in the nosecone..Ziga

Edited by mrzigazaga on Monday 19th December 09:38